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From: Seven Novelists in the American Naturalist Tradition: An Introduction[(essay date 1963) In the following essay, Walcutt explores the defining qualities of Naturalist fiction and demonstrates how various American authors incorporated these elements into their work.] The naturalistic...
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From: Papers of the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters[(essay date 1939) In the following essay, Walcutt notes that anyone interested in American naturalism soon encounters the “superman” figure in some form. Walcutt defines the various forms of superman and explores the...
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From: Arizona Quarterly[(essay date summer 1968) In the following essay, Walcutt discusses elements of ambiguity and metaphysical complexity in Moby-Dick. Citing Melville's radical use of symbolism, as well as his audacious prose style,...
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From: Arizona Quarterly[(essay date winter 1951) In the following essay, Walcutt traces what he regards as an evolution in Farrell's conception of truth and "his notion of the purpose of naturalistic writing," from the "indignation" and...
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From:American Writers: A Collection of Literary Biographies (Vol. 2: Ralph Waldo Emerson to Carson McCullers. )Introduction JACK LONDON lived at a time when a dramatically new set of ideas, growing out of the theory of evolution, was changing the course of men’s thinking. These ideas stimulated, frustrated, and tantalized...